[calculation practice handouts (with helpful tips, the answer, and an extra credit opportunity!)]
Calories (notes):
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQaH4LruUo
Read Health textbook pg. 155 ("food has fuel for your body")
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VmINhpg5CY
Read Health textbook pg. 168-169 ("understanding food labels")
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgaqwFPU7cc
1) What is a Calorie?
2) Which of the 7 nutrients can provide energy? Which nutrients don't?
3) What is the difference between "Serving size" and "Servings per container"? (Give an example!)
4) What is "% daily value"? (Give an example!)
**Complete nutrition label calculations page 1 (cheetos) as a class**
**Complete nutrition label calculations page 2 (grapes) individually**
Nutrient Density (notes):
Read Health textbook pg. 175-176 ("is junk food a problem?")
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMGUmcveQeg
5) What is "nutrient density"?
6) What is "junk food", and how does it relate to "nutrient density"?
7) Why does the textbook say pizza isn't really considered "junk food"?
**Complete nutrition label calculations page 3 (big mac vs. mcnuggets) individually**
Health textbook ch. 7 (search for paragraphs on each of the following topics):
8) Why is a diet high in fiber considered "good" for most people?
9) Why is a diet high in vitamins/minerals considered "good" for most people?
10) Why is a diet high in saturated fat considered "bad" for most people?
11) Why is a diet high in sugar considered "bad" for most people?
12) Why is a diet high in sodium considered "bad" for most people?
13) Why is a diet high in cholesterol considered "bad" for most people?
**Complete N-22: Comparing nutrient densities (assessment worth 20 pts.) individually** [download steps] [download chart]
Counting Calories (and BMR) [handout]
Calories (notes):
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQaH4LruUo
Read Health textbook pg. 155 ("food has fuel for your body")
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VmINhpg5CY
Read Health textbook pg. 168-169 ("understanding food labels")
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgaqwFPU7cc
1) What is a Calorie?
2) Which of the 7 nutrients can provide energy? Which nutrients don't?
3) What is the difference between "Serving size" and "Servings per container"? (Give an example!)
4) What is "% daily value"? (Give an example!)
**Complete nutrition label calculations page 1 (cheetos) as a class**
**Complete nutrition label calculations page 2 (grapes) individually**
Nutrient Density (notes):
Read Health textbook pg. 175-176 ("is junk food a problem?")
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMGUmcveQeg
5) What is "nutrient density"?
6) What is "junk food", and how does it relate to "nutrient density"?
7) Why does the textbook say pizza isn't really considered "junk food"?
**Complete nutrition label calculations page 3 (big mac vs. mcnuggets) individually**
Health textbook ch. 7 (search for paragraphs on each of the following topics):
8) Why is a diet high in fiber considered "good" for most people?
9) Why is a diet high in vitamins/minerals considered "good" for most people?
10) Why is a diet high in saturated fat considered "bad" for most people?
11) Why is a diet high in sugar considered "bad" for most people?
12) Why is a diet high in sodium considered "bad" for most people?
13) Why is a diet high in cholesterol considered "bad" for most people?
**Complete N-22: Comparing nutrient densities (assessment worth 20 pts.) individually** [download steps] [download chart]
Counting Calories (and BMR) [handout]
N-23: This is 100 Calories
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